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Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English marcher, marchere, marcheyre, marchier, marchowrys pl; equivalent to march (from Anglo-Norman and Old French; akin to Old English germearc, Gothic marka (boundary)) +‎ -er.[1][2]

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marcher (plural marchers)

  1. (historical) An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord. [from 14th c.]
  2. (historical) A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use). [from 15th c.]
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 42:
      Here is a scene of the marcher state of which they were margraves being turned into a duchy under Henry II Jasomirgott, who has made his capital at Vienna.
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Etymology 2 edit

march +‎ -er.

Noun edit

marcher (plural marchers)

  1. One who marches; one who participates in a march.
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, from Proto-Indo-European *merg-, *marǵ- (edge, boundary, border). Cf. also marquer.

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Verb edit

marcher

  1. to walk
    Synonym: aller
    Il marche au milieu de la rue.
    He is walking in the middle of the street
  2. to travel; to move; to march
    Synonyms: avancer, déplacer, mouvoir
  3. (figurative) to work, to function
    Synonym: fonctionner
    Comment ça marche ?How does it work?
    Cet appareil ne marche plus.This device isn't working anymore.
  4. to step
    Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un.To step on the foot of someone
  5. to cooperate
    Je ne marche plus.I am no longer in.
  6. (intransitive) to believe
    Il marche.He believes my joke.
    Il m’a fait marcher.He took me for a ride.

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  • Catalan: marxar
  • German: marschieren
  • Portuguese: marchar
  • Spanish: marchar

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Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Old French marchier.

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marcher

  1. to walk (travel on foot)

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French marqueur.

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marcher m (plural marcheri)

  1. marker, scorer

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